Toilet Kit

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Toilet Kit

Entry/Object ID

1953.9.1a-s

Description

Rectangular black leather case that unfolds to reveal several interior compartments. The main compartment is a leather-covered tin box with dividers that contains a miniature basket made from a hazelnut, two combs, an emery book, a crochet hook, and a glass needle. The two other sections of the case consist of central straps stitched at regular intervals to create channels, and protective flaps at the top and bottom. The case secures with a round brass clasp. To open, the center button is pulled downward with no key.

Context

Owned by Susy Taylor Pollard of Ludlow, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1953.9

Source or Donor

Pollard, Mary Orenda

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

City

Paris

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Kit, Toilet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Traveling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Leather, Brass, Tin

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pollard, Susanna Maria Taylor (1845-1875)

Related Places

Place

Town

Ludlow

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America